August 7, 2018 2:23pm EDTAugust 7, 2018 2:23pm EDTBaseball, MLB, New York Yankees, Jacoby EllsburyThe Yankees have suffered injuries to their outfield this season, and Jacoby Ellsbury will not take the field.Jacoby Ellsbury(Getty Images)

Ellsbury, who has been out of action all season, turns 35 in September. He played just 112 games last year, and 111 in 2015.

The Yankees signed Ellsbury to a seven-year, $153 million contract in 2014, but he has never been able to replicate his 2011 form with the Red Sox. He had 32 home runs, 105 RBIs and 39 stolen bases that year, while batting .321 with 119 runs scored.

In 520 games with the Yankees, Ellsbury has managed only 39 home runs and 198 RBIs.

New York has been playing without star slugger Aaron Judge, who is nursing a fractured wrist. But Ellsbury will not be able to help fill the void. He is expected to be out of baseball activities for at least the next six months.